Elderly landlord charged after allegedly cutting locks, robbing tenant

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July 12, 2026

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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 69-year-old man has been charged with breaches of the Rent Restriction Act and housebreaking and larceny after allegedly stealing $400,000 in coins from a tenant.

Charged is Lloyd Gonzales, otherwise called ‘Gons,’ a landlord of a St Catherine address.

According to reports from the Old Harbour Police, a woman securely locked her rented dwelling and left on July 6.

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